Well hello again! I've taken another long break - that seems to be a theme around here - but I have been cooking a lot. We went to California for several weeks for a wedding, Christmas, New Years, etc. so now we're back home and life has returned to normal. My dear sister Amy got me the new Cook's Illustrated Cookbook - the giant one with over 2000 recipes. Oh yeah! So I have already tried four and they have all been terrific!